It's our last day in South Carolina and we are busy packing for the trip back to NY. We had another great day of birding south of our location. Our main destination was Pawley's Island and although we were told by the local owner of an Audubon shop there that there was really no good birding on the island, we found otherwise. A pod of dolphin had driven a school of mullet into a shallow cove just west of the north causeway and we were treated to a group of 6 ospreys and a Belted kingfisher working the surface of those waters. Hopefully the dolphins fared better than the ospreys, because after repeated dives by the fish-hawks, the apparent take of fish was less than dismal. The show was certainly worth the time and effort to get to the island, however, and we enjoyed witnessing the birds' athletic agility. Plenty of great egrets, snowies, tricolors, and a fine green heron were all visible with no need for the scope. Tomorrow, its back on the road with stops planned for the East Shore of Virginia NWR, Cape May, and Brigantine. Good birding to all.
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